Nicole Perroni, Negai Nakazawa Earn All-ACC Honors
April 25, 2023 | Women's Lacrosse
Nicole Perroni was named All-ACC Second Team, while Negai Nakazawa was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Tuesday that University of Louisville lacrosse senior midfielder Nicole Perroni was named to the All-ACC Second Team, while freshman Negai Nakazawa has earned ACC All-Freshman Team Honors.
It marks the first time that Perroni has earned All-ACC honors in her career, while Nakazawa is the second Cardinal in program history to be named to the All-Freshman Team.
Perroni leads the Cards in points (45), goals (37), shots (91), shots on goal (68), and caused turnovers (29), ranks second in draw controls (51) and free-position goals (10), and ranks third in ground balls (31) and assists (8). The senior ranks sixth in the ACC with 1.94 ground balls per game. She ranks second in the conference and No. 28 nationally with 1.81 caused turnovers per game.
Playing 52 games in her career, the midfielder finished the season on a program-high 36 game goal-scoring streak, which broke the previous record of 34 games. She ranks sixth all-time in Louisville program history with 126 draw controls and 63 caused turnovers.
Nakazawa has played in all 17 games with 13 starts, recording 25 ground balls, 20 draw controls, and 10 caused turnovers. She was fifth on the team in goals (16), shots (35), shots on goal (24), and shot percentage (.457). She ranks third for the Cards in draw controls (20) and fourth in points (35), assists (5), ground balls (25), and caused turnovers (10).
The All-ACC teams consist of 3 attackers, 3 midfielders, 3 defenders, 1 goalkeeper and 6 at-large selections on each team (16 on each team, 32 total). The All-Freshman Team is the top 12 players regardless of position.
The Cardinals finished the season a 5-12 and 2-7 in the ACC.
2023 All-ACC Team
First Team
Mckenna Davis, So., A, Boston College
Jenn Medjid, Gr., A, Boston College
Sydney Scales, Jr., D, Boston College
Belle Smith, Jr., M, Boston College
Cassidy Weeks, Gr., M, Boston College
Maddie Jenner, Gr., A/Draw, Duke
Emily Nalls, Sr., D, North Carolina
Brooklyn Walker Welch, So., D, North Carolina
Madison Ahern, Sr., A, Notre Dame
Kasey Choma, Sr., M, Notre Dame
Jackie Wolak, Sr., A, Notre Dame
Delaney Sweitzer, Sr., GK, Syracuse
Meaghan Tyrrell, Gr., A, Syracuse
Emma Ward, Jr., A, Syracuse
Rachel Clark, So., A, Virginia
Ashlyn McGovern, Gr., A, Virginia
Second Team
Melanie Welch, Gr., D, Boston College
Cubby Biscardi, Sr., D, Duke
Katie DeSimone, Jr., A, Duke
Nicole Perroni, Sr., M, Louisville
Reilly Casey, So., A, North Carolina
Alyssa Long, Jr., M, North Carolina
Caitlyn Wurzburger, Jr., A, North Carolina
Lilly Callahan, Jr., GK, Notre Dame
Kelly Denes, Jr., M, Notre Dame
Hannah Dorney, Gr., D, Notre Dame
Megan Carney, Gr., A, Syracuse
Sierra Cockerille, Gr., M, Syracuse
Emma Tyrrell, Sr., A, Syracuse
Morgan Schwab, Jr., A, Virginia
Aubrey Williams, Jr., A/Draw, Virginia
Olivia Vergano, So., A, Virginia Tech
All-Freshman Team
Shea Dolce, GK, Boston College
Sofia Chepenik, A, Clemson
Paris Masaracchia, D, Clemson
Negai Nakazawa, A, Louisville
Caroline Godine, A, North Carolina
Kaleigh Harden, M, North Carolina
Marissa White, A, North Carolina
Abigail Lyons, D, Notre Dame
Coco Vandiver, D, Syracuse
Sarah Gresham, A, Virginia Tech
Ella Rishko, A, Virginia Tech
Jocelyn Torres, GK, Virginia Tech
It marks the first time that Perroni has earned All-ACC honors in her career, while Nakazawa is the second Cardinal in program history to be named to the All-Freshman Team.
Perroni leads the Cards in points (45), goals (37), shots (91), shots on goal (68), and caused turnovers (29), ranks second in draw controls (51) and free-position goals (10), and ranks third in ground balls (31) and assists (8). The senior ranks sixth in the ACC with 1.94 ground balls per game. She ranks second in the conference and No. 28 nationally with 1.81 caused turnovers per game.
Playing 52 games in her career, the midfielder finished the season on a program-high 36 game goal-scoring streak, which broke the previous record of 34 games. She ranks sixth all-time in Louisville program history with 126 draw controls and 63 caused turnovers.
Nakazawa has played in all 17 games with 13 starts, recording 25 ground balls, 20 draw controls, and 10 caused turnovers. She was fifth on the team in goals (16), shots (35), shots on goal (24), and shot percentage (.457). She ranks third for the Cards in draw controls (20) and fourth in points (35), assists (5), ground balls (25), and caused turnovers (10).
The All-ACC teams consist of 3 attackers, 3 midfielders, 3 defenders, 1 goalkeeper and 6 at-large selections on each team (16 on each team, 32 total). The All-Freshman Team is the top 12 players regardless of position.
The Cardinals finished the season a 5-12 and 2-7 in the ACC.
2023 All-ACC Team
First Team
Mckenna Davis, So., A, Boston College
Jenn Medjid, Gr., A, Boston College
Sydney Scales, Jr., D, Boston College
Belle Smith, Jr., M, Boston College
Cassidy Weeks, Gr., M, Boston College
Maddie Jenner, Gr., A/Draw, Duke
Emily Nalls, Sr., D, North Carolina
Brooklyn Walker Welch, So., D, North Carolina
Madison Ahern, Sr., A, Notre Dame
Kasey Choma, Sr., M, Notre Dame
Jackie Wolak, Sr., A, Notre Dame
Delaney Sweitzer, Sr., GK, Syracuse
Meaghan Tyrrell, Gr., A, Syracuse
Emma Ward, Jr., A, Syracuse
Rachel Clark, So., A, Virginia
Ashlyn McGovern, Gr., A, Virginia
Second Team
Melanie Welch, Gr., D, Boston College
Cubby Biscardi, Sr., D, Duke
Katie DeSimone, Jr., A, Duke
Nicole Perroni, Sr., M, Louisville
Reilly Casey, So., A, North Carolina
Alyssa Long, Jr., M, North Carolina
Caitlyn Wurzburger, Jr., A, North Carolina
Lilly Callahan, Jr., GK, Notre Dame
Kelly Denes, Jr., M, Notre Dame
Hannah Dorney, Gr., D, Notre Dame
Megan Carney, Gr., A, Syracuse
Sierra Cockerille, Gr., M, Syracuse
Emma Tyrrell, Sr., A, Syracuse
Morgan Schwab, Jr., A, Virginia
Aubrey Williams, Jr., A/Draw, Virginia
Olivia Vergano, So., A, Virginia Tech
All-Freshman Team
Shea Dolce, GK, Boston College
Sofia Chepenik, A, Clemson
Paris Masaracchia, D, Clemson
Negai Nakazawa, A, Louisville
Caroline Godine, A, North Carolina
Kaleigh Harden, M, North Carolina
Marissa White, A, North Carolina
Abigail Lyons, D, Notre Dame
Coco Vandiver, D, Syracuse
Sarah Gresham, A, Virginia Tech
Ella Rishko, A, Virginia Tech
Jocelyn Torres, GK, Virginia Tech
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